Ford Freestyle Care and Maintenance

Replying to: chiph (Nov 21, 2006 1:43 pm)

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"The only thing that I can think of is that he accidentally drained the transmission oil. That would certainly cause a problem. "
 
Not to mention if he refilled it with engine oil instead of transmission fluid!

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Replying to: njmom91 (Dec 27, 2006 6:37 pm)

Replying to: njmom91 (Dec 27, 2006 4:05 pm)

5,000 miles on the Ford spec Motorcraft 5W20 is only possible under optimal driving conditions. If you are only going 2,000 miles before the indicator says it is time for a change take it seriously. This means your driving patterns are not optimal for long oil life. Typically lots of starting, stopping, turning the car on and off, idling and short trips will result in a much lower mileage count. People who drive mainly in the city will never get 5,000 miles. People who do a lot of highway driving may. Your poor fuel economy is another clue that you are doing a lot of city type driving which is hard on oil... and the brakes.... and the transmission... .
 
Keep in mind the oil indicator is not testing the oil itself, but rather using a computer to calculate all of your starts, stops, speed, temperature, etc. to determine when the oil is likely to need changing.
 
If you would like to extend your range a bit you can switch to full synthetic, but then the oil monitor will not be accurate since it is calibrated to the stock oil. If it says you can go 2,000 miles on the stock oil I'd feel safe going 3,000 on full synthetic.
 
FWIW, in our mix of city/highway we typically see about 4,000 mile intervals with our Freestyle.
 
- Chad

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